Meatless Mondays – Mixing Bowl Salad
Posted on December 19, 2015 by
Meat-Free Monday doesn’t have to involve a fancy recipe or a lot of work. Sometimes, it’s nice to just have a simple, throw together meal. Back in my single days, my favorite easy meal was what I called mixing bowl salad.
Yes, it’s exactly what it sounds like — a salad so big that it’s made and served in a mixing bowl.
Mixing bowl salad varies depending on mood, and the contents of the fridge, but (in addition to lettuce) can include any combo of the following:
- roasted red peppers
- fresh peppers
- tomatoes
- avocados
- left over veggies, quinoa or rice
- olives
- walnuts
- slivered almonds
- the broken bits from the bottom of a bag of tortilla chips
- crumbled hard boiled egg
- cheese
- sun dried tomatoes
- dried cranberries
- sunflower seeds
- beans
My favorite dressing combo is some oil and vinegar mixed with a little sea salt, pepper, and tons of oregano.
The point is to make a salad that you can totally pig out on. I promise, you won’t miss the meat.